Burton (A) match thread - 23rd March

[Spunk Trumpet]

1 hour ago, Valiiant said:

 

Unbeaten in two now. Win our next game and we can be seen as one of the form teams in the league! Today I saw a team that wanted it. A team that had a striker that has a presence up front at last. A team that remembered how to defend. And while one goal certainly doesn't change my opinion on him, Loft's overall performance does show me what he's capable of. Now he needs to do that much more often. Football fans are fickle. I'm fickle, and then some. Put in effort and score a few goals and you'll get all the praise in the world, even from those who have slagged you off online the most. Hopefully the players and staff can go to work next week and have a bit of a bounce to their step in training. The last two games have given us a chance.

I agree with what you’re saying.

We now have hope.

We ain’t unbeaten in two though. 
Lost 2-0 to Oxford last week.

[Brian Johnson]

 

[Brian Johnson]

Did the Vale fans at the game boo Loft when he scored?

Me & @JoeB2 believed in you Lofty

The original members of the Loft Lovin Club

[Warren]

7 hours ago, Fosse69 said:

Assuming he plays in France on Tuesday would he avoid playing on Friday so as to be raring to go on Monday?

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I think he's likely to be on the bench on Friday at least. There is a quandary because to develop he needs game time. Ignoring youth, I don't know how good he actually is at this moment. He has scored for us in bit part appearances. Our other players aren't scoring enough. So if he's a natural goalscorer maybe he starts but that's a big call when there is not margin for error in our fight to stay up. 

I note the first team played a friendly last Tuesday. Hence the manager thought that ok for a game on Saturday. But Friday is a day earlier. 

[valiant_593]

Clarke out for a while again. Get rid. Ridiculously injury prone as I said when we signed him 

[Valiiant]

1 hour ago, Spunk Trumpet said:

I agree with what you’re saying.

We now have hope.

We ain’t unbeaten in two though. 
Lost 2-0 to Oxford last week.

 

You've just killed my enthusiasm with the truth.

Carol out. (joke!)

[sheffield61]

The win today was vital of course ...

 

I give us a 50-50 chance of staying up although the bookies have us at the 1/2 mark....

Sadly we have to write Bolton & Peterborough away off I think.....

 

On the plus side two games coming up v sides with CHUFF all to play for......

Having Cambridge at home last day is an enormous advantage too of course......

I'd settle for being no more than three points behind Cambridge (With a similar goal difference), right now.....

[dantheman]

Could burton be the turning point again… strange how football works but there is hoping and praying with everything crossed that we can somehow find something from somewhere for the last few games. At least yesterday gives us a glimmer of hope…but that’s what kills you as the saying goes. 

[Rockape99]

Loft , loft will tear you apart again 

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[worldsendvalefan]

Who was ??

Mark Harrison, remember him. Went to United I think. Must say Connaughton was my favourite

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[Bobnewtonian]

5 minutes ago, worldsendvalefan said:

Mark Harrison, remember him. Went to United I think. Must say Connaughton was my favourite

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He went Stoke I think I remember as part of the mark chamberlain deal?

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[Hitcher]

12 hours ago, Aguar61 said:

There was an incident mentioned in the commentary where Yak was giving one of there's a bit of aggro, that's been missing for so long...just need to see that willingness to fight.

The Yak looked like Jack Nicholson in the shining in that incident. Demented smile and went back for more haha

[Hitcher]

We've got players coming back into fitness at just the right time.

Thought plant was decent in this game despite being played out of position twice.

Uche not far away and will be helpful as a last 30mins chaos sub.

Clarke there or there abouts.

Be interesting to see how much of a high Dipepa is on after his U17 exploits. We might actually have a stronger first 11 and more threat on the bench

[Guitar Ray]

12 hours ago, Gooders said:

Right behind it. No chance was he missing. Helped that he didn't have time to think. Unlike the first half miss.

We weren’t in line with the shot, we were the other side of the goal with Loft in front of us. As he smashed it and it rose we were expecting to keep going.   Like you say, he had little time to think.  Chizz was a little unlucky to score from Lofts pass.  I’d have Chislett start before Wilson personally. 

[Fosse69]

The Yak looked like Jack Nicholson in the shining in that incident. Demented smile and went back for more haha

John Nicholson from the 60s would be most welcome in the Vale defence

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